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Nnewi Anambra shooting incident not by unfriendly force, as Command sues for calm
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Itam has debunk the trending rumour about the shooting incident which took place at Izuchukwu junction, Nnobi/Nnewi road by 7pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, saying that the it was an incident of “Security Operatives mistaken the Police Operatives as unfriendly Forces and opened fire at them.
According to an e-signed Press Release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Anambra CP has clarified that “the attack on the operatives was not from non-state actors or any attempt to disrupt the burial of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
“Preliminary information shows that security operatives on investigation trailed a suspect to a security checkpoint before the gun duel ensued.
“Unfortunately, bullets hit the fuel tank of the Toyota Venza Sedan carrying the men, and it was razed down. Two innocent passers-by were injured and taken to hospital.
“The Command sues for calm to allow for investigations into the incident.
“Meanwhile, Joint Security Forces have been deployed to ensure Nnewi is calm throughout the burial ceremonies of the late Senator”, the Statement concluded.
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